Travelex has just recently changed underwriters for 3 of its main plans – the Basic, Select and Max to Stonebridge Casualty (the underwriter was Nationwide prior). The plans have not changed much at all, they are still primary coverage when it comes to medical coverage and the pre-existing condition exclusion is still a very short [...]

We could only buck the trend so long. We have been tweeting for a short while now but its official, we now have brought our collective travel insurance knowledge to the Facebook masses. The only thing for you to do now is to like us and allow us to keep you up to date with [...]

International Medical Group has just updated their Patriot Travel Medical plans – the Patriot International and the Patriot America. The good news is that there were no rate changes along with some additional coverages, such as: The sudden onset of a pre-existing condition coverage has been expanded, giving a much better coverage for US travelers [...]

One of the top news stories this morning is the mandatory evacuation that has been ordered of North Carolina’s Outer Banks because of the hurricane that is boiling away in the Atlantic. Is it covered by travel insurance? Yes, some policies will cover the mandatory evacuations. We have some interesting articles on that subject. However, [...]

As if an earthquake wasn’t enough Hurricane Irene is predicted to ride up the eastern seaboard. While the “Great Quake” of ’11 was realitively tame Irene looks to be a bit more threatening. We have mentioned before how hurricanes are covered under travel insurance plans. One thing to note is that as of this posting [...]